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Last Updated: Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 05:28 PM
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Apple redesigns keyboards for Lion

Newer Apple keyboards have the Mission Control and Launchpad features linked to the F3 and F4 keys.
Newer Apple keyboards have the Mission Control and Launchpad features linked to the F3 and F4 keys.

Mac OS X Lion is now available  and so are a lot of corresponding software updates — but that's not all! Apparently Apple is shipping out keyboards redesigned specifically for Lion.

As you can see by the photo above, Apple has decided to ditch the old Expose and Dashboard shortcut buttons and replace them with Mission Control and Launchpad keys. (A snapshot of an older Apple keyboard is below for comparison.)

Older Apple keyboards have the Expose and Dashboard features linked to the F3 and F4 keys.
Older Apple keyboards have the Expose and Dashboard features linked to the F3 and F4 keys.

The updated keyboards can be found on the new MacBook Air models as well as on standalone keyboards being shipped out at this point.

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